October 6, 2012

Westmoreland Weather

There was 0.10" of precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:00 AM temperature was 45º F, skies were cloudy, and winds were northeast at 2 mph. The barometer reading was -0.06" since yesterday morning. (30.00 inches Hg on non calibrated barometer.)
                                                                                                                                                      

Forecast

Today

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be southwest at round 5 mph. There is a 20% chance of scattered showers in the afternoon and a 50% chance of showers tonight.

The low today was 43ºF and the high was 58ºF.
                                                                                                                                                                
Sunday

The forecast for tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the upper 50's with mostly cloudy skies becoming partly cloudy.
                                                                                                                                                            
Monday

The forecast for the day after tomorrow is for a low in the low 40's and a high in the mid 60's with clear skies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Last Years Weather on this Date

Last year on the 6th the low was 48º F, the high was 78º F, and no precipitation was recorded for the 24 hour period preceding 5 AM for this CoCoRaHS station.
                                                                                                                                                            

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures (Bowling Green, KY airport)

                High          Low
------------    -----------   -----------

Normal (KBWG)   75ºF          49ºF

Record (KBWG)   93°F (1951)   32°F (1952)
                                                                

Weather Fact

The record low for Tennessee was -32º F on December 20, 1917 at Mountain City. The record high for Tennessee was 113º F on August 9, 1930 at Perryville. (2010 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. When the record low or high has been recorded multiple times for a state, the latest is reported here.)
                                                                                                                                                

CoCoRaHS

CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.
                                                                                                                                              

10/4/2012 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -

The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.02" at Etowah, Pikeville, and Shelbyville. There were 256 reports from Tennessee.
No precipitation was reported in Sumner County, Tennessee.
                                                                               

The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Santa Fe. There were 558 reports from Texas.

No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                               

The  most precipitation reported in Michigan was 0.45" at Kalamazoo. There were 162 reports from Michigan.
The most precipitation reported in Berrien County, Michigan was 0.10" at Niles.
                                                                                                                                                

So far 7477 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation reported was 5.80" at Clermont, Florida.
                                                                                                                                                        
Reports of 4" or more -
Florida - 5                                                                                                                                                              

The most new snow reported was 4.3" at Roseau, Minnesota.
The most snow reported on the ground was 4.3" at Roseau, Minnesota.